Lullaby For The Taken

Bombs are dropping, smoke fills the air

I wanna duck and cover but I've gotta stay out here

'Cause I know myself and if I hole up in my room

I'll be consumed by the doom and the gloom

So I call John cause I know he knows sorrow

He says "I'll be in the city tomorrow"

So I go down and I watch him sing

And the way he sings sends a chill right through me

Yeah, and now there's a mountain goat

Precariously balanced on the frog stuck in my throat

It says "Sometimes whispering's ok

But maybe you'd feel better if you screamed today"

The lady took the baby I know she loves the baby

But the baby has a daddy and and his daddy loves him, too

How could she take the baby, maybe she's gone crazy

She won't share, it's not fair, there's nothing I can do

The lady took the baby I know she loves the baby

But the baby has a daddy and and his daddy loves him, too

How could she take the baby, maybe she's gone crazy

She won't share, it's not fair, there's nothing I can do

Tuesday night grandma curled up in my bed

By Wednesday morning, my grandma was dead

I was in Charlotte, I took the bus home

Her shoes, watch and teeth were still in my room

And as I lay me down to sleep, I felt her spirit rise up through me

She said "I got to live a long 86 years, dry your tears

I know it's hard but please let go so I can meet your grandpa in the undertow

Chin up, girl, you've gotta be strong and know when you're singing I'm singing along"

The lady took the baby I know she loves the baby

But the baby has a daddy and and his daddy loves him, too

How could she take the baby, maybe she's gone crazy

She won't share, it's not fair, there's nothing I can do

The lady took the baby I know she loves the baby

But the baby has a daddy and and his daddy loves him, too

How could she take the baby, maybe she's gone crazy

She won't share, it's not fair, there's nothing I can do

Little bitty baby, so far away, we hope that you can come home soon

When we're not together, now or ever, always remember I love you

Little bitty baby, so far away, we hope that you can come home soon

When we're not together, now or ever, always remember I love you